Posted on 08/20/2021 4:55:54 PM PDT by NoLibZone
Pentagon spokesman would not estimate how al Qaeda are there but said the number is not 'exorbitantly high'
The Pentagon appeared to backtrack on President Biden’s implication that al Qaeda was "gone" from Afghanistan and admitted the terror group still has a "presence" in the region.
BIDEN DEFENDS HANDLING OF BOTCHED AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL, SAYS CAN'T GUARANTEE OUTCOME
"Let’s put this into perspective here," Biden said during a press conference Friday defending the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan. "What interest do we have in Afghanistan at this point with al Qaeda gone?"
Roughly an hour later, Fox News National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin questioned Defense Department Press Secretary John Kirby on Biden’s statement.
Griffin asked Kirby for an estimate on how many al Qaeda operatives were currently in Afghanistan, and Kirby was not able to give her a specific number.
"I haven't seen an estimate on that," Kirby said. "OK, I don't know if we have an exact estimate."
"You don't have military intelligence estimates about how many al Qaeda remain in Afghanistan?" Griffin pushed back.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
No more red blood blue cities.
Biden's Botch.
The debacle in Afghanistan is being used as a pretext to import tens of thousands of terrorists that are labeled refugees.
They certainly knew in April according to this unclassified report
Lead Inspector General for Operation Freedom’s Sentinel I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I April 1, 2021 - June 30, 2021
“ As the DoD restructured its counterterrorism mission to locations outside of Afghanistan, ISIS—Khorasan exploited the political instability and rise in violence during the quarter by attacking minority sectarian targets and infrastructure to spread fear and highlight the Afghan government’s inability to provide adequate security. Additionally, the Taliban continued to maintain its relationship with al-Qaeda, providing safe haven for the terrorist group in Afghanistan.”
It’s over for Joe. Nobody’s told Joe yet.
Time to unleash hell.
The rule of thumb applies here.
If a Democrat says it, you know the opposite is true.
Al Qaeda was bound to be there.
The US has sent billions of dollars of weapons to Al Qaeda affiliates & other Jihadists in Syria, through the Pentagon & the CIA.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.